David Ewins

David John Ewins FRS^[1] (25 March 1942 – 25 January 2023) was a British mechanical engineer. He was Director of the Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering (BLADE) at University of Bristol from 2007 to 2015.^[2]

Professor David Ewins FRS FREng FIMechE
Professor of Vibration Engineering, University of Bristol
In office 2007–2015
Professor of Vibration Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine/Imperial College London
In office 1983–2013
Personal details
Born	David John Ewins 25 March 1942
Died	25 January 2023(2023-01-25) (aged 80)

Life and career

Ewins studied mechanical engineering at Imperial College London, and studied for a PhD at the University of Cambridge.^{[citation needed][when?]} He was Professor of Vibration Engineering at Imperial College London.^[3]

Ewins was acting director of the AgustaWestland UTC.^[4]

Ewins was appointed a Fellow^[5] of the Royal Academy of Engineering^[6] and Fellow of the Royal Society in 2006.^[7]

Ewins was appointed a Fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 2014.^[8]

Ewins died on 25 January 2023, at the age of 80.^[9]